In the final, German Heike Drechsler finished in first place, with a jump distance on 6.99 metres (22 ft 11 in).

Italian Fiona May finished in second, while American Marion Jones claimed the third place.

[3] As a result, she was disqualified and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stripped her of bronze medal on 9 December.

[4] Russian Tatyana Kotova, who originally finished in fourth place, was instead awarded the bronze.

[4] Kotova was later found guilty of doping, but her Olympic results were unaffected.